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In 1989 there were 4 American Cocker Spaniels (ACS) that earned the Junior Hunter (JH) title and 2 who won the Senior Hunter (SH) title.

In 1990 there were 3 ACS that won Junior Hunter (JH) and 1 ACS who won the Senior Hunter (SH) title.

In 1991 only 1 ACS won the Junior Hunter (JH) title.

In 1995 2 ACS won Junior Hunter (JH), 2 Master Hunter (MH) and 1 Senior Hunter (SH) titles.

In 1996 1 ACS won Junior Hunter (JH) title.

In 1997 1 ACS won Junior (JH) and 2 ACS won Senior Hunter (SH) titles.

In 1998 1 ACS won Junior Hunter (JH), 4 ACS won Master Hunter (MH) and 1 ACS won Senior Hunter (SH) titles.

In 1998 there was only 1 American Cocker Spaniel that was eligible to compete in the American Spaniel Club National Field Trials held in October.

In 1999 4 ACS won Junior Hunter (JH) and 3 ACS won Senior Hunter (SH) titles.

In this the Twenty - First Century of the year 2000 the main obstacle in holding a Field Trial is in locating the grounds to hold the event. Real Estate prices have gone through the roof and most "Estates" of dog breeders are either too small to hold the trial or they are non - existent. With the ever encroaching expansion of the suburbs and of the cities into the wide open spaces of the country there are fewer and fewer fields in which to hold a Field Trial. It is becoming far and few between in this day and age when a Club can have the use of a farmers field, what with all the legalities of insurance and liabilities, etc. Then there is the matter of costs of lodging and of getting to and from the trial site. This can and does have an effect on the amount of Field Trials held and the ups and downs of entries.

In March of 2000 an American Cocker Spaniel WINS a Field Trial for the first time in modern history! The last time an American Cocker Spaniel won a Field Trial was in the 1960s!